[gavel] >> ms. long, could you -- my understanding is we are going to continue items 4 and 6, but i guess we should call them so we can open up public comment. >> that is correct. >> so, let's call item number 4. >> item number 4 is a hearing to receive and update on the human services agency budget for fiscal years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. >> so, we're going to continue this to the call of the chair. but let me open it up for public comment. is there anyone from the public that would like to speak? >>> this is approving the transit fare from city of san francisco -- >> no, juicy, it's item number 4, human service agency budget. >>> number 4. >> so, we already continued them as well? okay. please continue, mr. edmonds. >>> well, i just hope the budget for the 2014 to 2015, that you under there are innocent people out in this city that are harmed by -- i think it's the eviction. it's another term from tndc where i stay at that they moved there. they think tndc is a very good place. it's in a good building

ms. ronaldo's. >> how long this management for the garage how long. >> they've been managing it for 3 years. >> it's a no profit ever and as you compare the other garages in the city how much money they're making they're losing money. >> they're losing less money than the previous operator. >> but the garage is going to be sold. >> yes. we're going to sell it. >> and did we have the bidding for this. did you see the other bids and we have about 7 submittals back in 2011. >> i didn't see too many here. >> it's in the background there's a memo that's attached about the procurement that happened in 2011 and it was very widely - it was a very expensive competitive process. >> mr. washington they should be making some money so i know compared to other embarrasses what are they making a part of the problem in the daytime there's not a lot of office uses in that part of town so the garage is almost empty during the day so one of the things that panicking park has an working on to get a lease with the center and have a shuttle with the people that work at the c p mp to use the garage during the day

ms. slaughter: i do as long as my colleague has speakers. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. we are now through with our speakers. i'll close so the gentlewoman may proceed. ms. slaughter: i'll close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for the balance of the time which is 9 1/2 minutes. ms. slaughter: how much? the speaker pro tempore: 9 1/2 minutes. ms. slaughter: i think probably the best way for me to close is another vote from a man who is fast becoming my favorite member of the house of representatives, congressman buck mckeon, republican chair of the armed services committee. he said to the associated press on april 10 last month, quote, i think i've pretty well been satisfied that given where the troops were how quickly the thing all happened and how we kly it dissipated, probably could not have done more than we did. at some point we think we'll have as much of the story we're going to get and move on. mr. mckeon, it is long past time for us to move on. i really appreciate so much hearing from mr. connolly,

ms. olsen. >> good afternoon. welcome i very much appreciate the legislation donates a long time coming i have 3 tweaks i'm requesting section 2 seven hundred a e-1 the italics are to be put in the replacement of the surface mound for the same utilize use be installed on the foundation and the same smaller ones. second next to be revised italics added and eliminates some the right-of-way eliminate the middle and include or insert prehigh school they're on the fringe of their description or have a traffic sign on the block and the public notice of intent to submit plantations to be revised to read the frobt address including the assessors block and lot for the period of locations. the reason for that at&t uses internal billing addresses that are non-existing addresses so thank you very much >> thank you must olsen. >> ms. workingman we have others (calling names). >> good afternoon, supervisors dee dee workman from the chamber of commerce representing over 15 hundred businesses has reviewed the site permit we believe there should be a reasonable process for the public input above ground locations that enable the syste

this is a court, although it is the highest court in the land, that has a long history of questionable rulings that go against ms. yingluck's party and is being seen very much by her supporters as one of the instruments that the elites, the traditional elite is using to cripple her. that's their view. they will see this as nothing less than political intervention. the judges did give a long legal explanation as to why they reached this verdict. they said in their view, her transfer of this official did benefit one of her husbands. therefore violated the constitution. they did not, as some people expected, try to get rid of the whole cabinet. they only implicated those cabinet ministers who supported that decision. they have not actually finished her government off. remember, this is a government still in a care taking capacity after an election that was annulled back in february. we've got something of a political steal maalemate anywa. she has to go. nine of her ministers have to go. we've got basically a rump cabinet left limping on in this caretaker capacity. they've already announced a replacement for prime

ms. burwell, welcome. thank you for your long career of public service.ur statement will be made a part of the record in its entirety. and the floor is yours. and i know you have some family and friends here. if you would like to introduce them, we would be more than receptive to recognize your family and your guests who are here. >> chairman harkin, ranking member alexander and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today. i'm honored that president obama has nominated me for secretary of health and human services and it's a privilege to be considered by this committee. with me today is my sister, my brother-in-law and two friends as well as my husband, steven. i want to thank senator mccain. [ applause ] >> i want to thank senator mccain and senator manchin for their kind words. and i'm honored to be introduced by such extraordinary public servants. i'm especially grateful for my husband, steven, and our children. for their tremendous support. and while my parents can't be with us here today, i also want to recognize them for instillin

ms. finishing whereas the board of education san francisco security honors deanna finishing with our long association with dean yell webster school and her deep dedication for the students of her district and further be it resolved that the daniel elementary school library will be felon as the deanna finishing library and a plaque donated shall be instead of >> thank you i don't see my public comment signed up. >> commissioner norton. >> thank you. the school community for bringing this forward gene nasal loss was a profound one and came as a surprise to people who doesn't know she was ill. i know that we'll be a real improvement to her family and friends in the communities >> commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell and i want to say this demonstrates her perseverance and energy and it's a great honor to be able to name the library after her. >> i want to conclude to say that ms. finishing showed how a small group of dedicated parents can make this happen and taller than a school community. roll call vote please. mr. haney. ms. maufass. ms. mendoza-mcdonnell. dr. murase >> ms. norton. ms. wynns ha

ms. slaughter: i do as long as my colleague has speakers. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. we are now through with our speakers. i'll close so the gentlewoman may proceed. ms. slaughter: i'll close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for the balance of the time which is 9 1/2 minutes. ms. slaughter: how much? the speaker pro tempore: 9 1/2 minutes. ms. slaughter: i think probably the best way for me to close is another vote from a man who is fast becoming my favorite member of the house of representatives, congressman buck mckeon, republican chair of the armed services committee. he said to the associated press on april 10 last month, quote, i think i've pretty well been satisfied that given where the troops were how quickly the thing all happened and how we kly it dissipated, probably could not have done more than we did. at some point we think we'll have as much of the story we're going to get and move on. mr. mckeon, it is long past time for us to move on. i really appreciate so much hearing from mr. connolly,

there further appeals i'll be happy to august them so long as at&t is not going to be following this tediousness >> let's do this commissioner. >> ms. short. >> thank you just a few points i don't think that state law has anything to do with a dpw guideline it's only a directive of the depended we've tried to follow and clearly theirs issues and at&t is selectively choosing their own staff asking us to delay skelgd hearings until they've been to have their box waungz and didn't schedule those right away. >> commissioners this matter is simpleminded. >> i'm going to move to say the department denied it properly. >> on that motion commissioner fung. commissioner president lazarus. and commissioner honda. thank you very much commissioners that was our last item that was our end of our business and adjourned >> on december 28, 1912, san francisco mayor stared into a sea of 60,000 of constituents that gathered at geary. the berth of the first publicly owned transit system in the city, the san francisco municipal railwa >> hello, i'm nona along with the legacy of voters in san francisco i'm here to discuss 19th street only june 3rd the c

ms. britto at least has water to save but maybe not for long.his is sao paulo's main reservoir or what's left of it, a moonscape of dead nothingness, cracked, parched earth. in the past couple of years, this area has received only about a quarter of the average rainfall but demand for water has gone up and this is the result. >> this time last year, this reservoir was at 62% capacity. exact llt 1 year later today, it's at 9.8% capacity, the lowest in recorded history. the visual effects of that are pretty obvious but the long-term effects could be quite dramastic. >> experts say even if rainfall picks up again, which is not dpar anted, it could take anywhere from five to 20 years for this reservoir to recover. the state water agency is now drawing on what they call a dead water supply, a last resort ground reserve that is estimated to last a few months. such extreme measures are necessary because the reservoir is one of the key sources of water for busy sao paulo, south america's largest city with 11 million people. despite the low levels, the g

ms. harbor maintenance for nothing around here. it's been a long journey but i'm thrilled that after countless hearings and meetings with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle and with the leadership from chairman shuster, ranking member rahall, that our proposal to fully utilize our harbor maintenance trust fund and to allow ports to use these funds for expanded uses is included in this final water bill. when we pass this bipartisan measure, it's a victory not just for the ports of long beach and los angeles, but for all our ports, our ports in savannah and all those in this nation. when our ports are strong, mr. speaker, our nation is strong. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from kansas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to join the chorus drawing attention to the appalling situation with the department of veterans' affairs. mr. yoder: we've learned of the de

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ms. lerner's fifth amendment assertion and order her to answer the question. and as long as that deficiency is there, there is no reason to move forward with this effort today. but let's move on to the bigger picture. every single 501-c-4 that was in the queue before the i.r.s. could have self-certified. they didn't even need to be in that queue. so whether or not there was a list of progressive organizations and conservative organizations that they were through omehow get the thousands of applications they had, they could have moved aside and self-certified. there have been 39 witnesses before this committee, there have been 530 pages of documents. there is no smoking gun. but the other side is locked and loaded, they're just shooting blanks. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. does the gentleman from maryland reserve? the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. issa: if they hasn't made their applications perhaps they wouldn't have been asked the abusive questions like what books do you read, who are your donor

ms. abramson was not paid as her predecessors, her male predecessors were, okay? because she was around a longhis woman, all right, then the "new york times" -- that's going to be unbelievable. >> yeah, since '97. i think the new republic has an interesting piece today where they say this is a humiliating and really harsh how her departure was orchestrated at the "times." they compared that to the way the previous executive editor reigns was let go. he had a chance to at least say good by and wasn't so utterly humiliating. >> no doubt this is bad blood. but, to be fair again, because i'm a fair man, this woman hell on wheels. i mean -- >> -- wait a second, bill. aren't you for the ban bossy. you and michelle for banning bossy. >> i'm not for banning anything. i know this woman, i don't think you want to be going to hawaii with her. i could be wrong. >> she wrote a nasty book about my former boss justice thomas. >> this is unbelievable. this is, again, on the women thing. andrea mitchell, you know nbc news correspondent, okay? so she has got senator feinstein on her program on msnbc. nobody saw

ms. yingluck since november. >> this is becoming something of a fixture in thai political life . the country's court ruling to oust the prime minister. the judges put out a longlanation for their verdict. upon examining the evidence, they said, the court was unanimous that yingluck shinawatra had transferred her national security minister improperly and for the benefit of a family member. the judges also ordered nine cabinet ministers to resign with her. we have usedhat honesty to administrate the country and have never done convey any dishonesty. >> she had governed as prime minister for just over 1000 days, a political novice when she was elected and inevitably tainted by her controversial brother. at first, her simple conciliatory style mollified her opponents, but by the end of last year, she, like previous leaders of her party, was confronted by a determined and well-funded protest movement that was able to paralyzed parts of the capital and sabotage an election that she called for last february. >> whatever legal justifications they have given today, the judges here know that many ties -- thais will view this as essentially a political verdict by a cour

body had apparently been posted here from osaka in a two-meter-long parcel labeled as containing a doll. the postage had been paid with mshe story gets even stranger. this apartment being searched in tokyo was home to a japanese-brazilian woman. an old schoolmate of ms. okata. and now the chief suspect. after ms. okata disappeared, a woman fitting the suspect's description went to this osaka passport office and applied for a new passport in ms. okata's name. earlier this month that woman used the passport to leave japan and to fly to shanghai. once there, she continued to use ms. okata's credit card. reportedly racking up bills of at least 10,000 u.s. dollars. in shanghai, the woman has now apparently turned herself in to police. bbc news in tokyo. >>> to pakistan next where the taliban says it may be splitting. the commander of one of the main fighting units says his group has now left the organization because of differences over negotiations with pakistan's government. the group known as the ttp says it's in favor of peace talks. our pakistan correspondent has been telling me more. >> reporter: this is a powerful group

ms. lerner's fifth amendment assertion and order her to answer the question. and as long as that deficiency is there, there is no reason to move forward with this effort today. but let's move on to the bigger picture. every single 501-c-4 that was in the queue before the i.r.s. could have self-certified. they didn't even need to be in that queue. so whether or not there was a list of progressive organizations and conservative organizations that they were through omehow get the thousands of applications they had, they could have moved aside and self-certified. there have been 39 witnesses before this committee, there have been 530 pages of documents. there is no smoking gun. but the other side is locked and loaded, they're just shooting blanks. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. does the gentleman from maryland reserve? the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. issa: if they hasn't made their applications perhaps they wouldn't have been asked the abusive questions like what books do you read, who are your donor

ms. rosenworcel. >> a few weeks ago that during annual long road trip by family pulled off the highway and rolled into a restaurant for dinner. you know this kind of place. the adults get the laminated full-sized minis and the kids get the paper menus with coloring games and puzzles. armed with only a cheap crayon and what i like to think his wisdom beyond her years i watched my daughter -- she accomplished this feat by beginning at the finish line of the maze and ending at the start it donned on me while i was watching my child she was playing out the old management maxim began with the end in mind. i think a report in order today begins with the end in mind. the chairman and his hardcharging auction team have focused on the finish line. freeing up more spectrum for local broadband providing more opportunities for broadcasters and raising funds to support our first responders. i am also pleased that the report is largely faithful to the four central building blocks to a successful incentive auction that if guided my thinking since we began this process in 2012. simplicity fairness balance and public

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ms. abramson was not paid as her predecessors, her male predecessors were, okay? because she was around a longs woman, all right, then the "new york times" -- that's going to be unbelievable. >> yeah, since '97. i think the new republic has an interesting piece today where they say this is a humiliating and really harsh how her departure was orchestrated at the "times." they compared that to the way the previous executive editor reigns was let go. he had a chance to at least say good by and wasn't so utterly humiliating. >> no doubt this is bad blood. but, to be fair again, because i'm a fair man, this woman hell on wheels. i mean -- >> -- wait a second, bill. aren't you for the ban bossy. you and michelle for banning bossy. >> i'm not for banning anything. i know this woman, i don't think you want to be going to hawaii with her. i could be wrong. >> she wrote a nasty book about my former boss justice thomas. >> this is unbelievable. this is, again, on the women thing. andrea mitchell, you know nbc news correspondent, okay? so she has got senator feinstein on her program on msnbc. nobody saw i

ms. burwell also will be in charge of another long-time priority of mine, disease prevention. she will lead our nation's efforts to transform our health care system from a "sick care system" into one that focuses on wellness and prevention, not just at the doctor's office but also in our schools, workplaces, and communities. ms. burwell will oversee the food and drug administration - a critically important agency that protects and promotes public health by helping to keep our nation's food and medical product supplies safe, among other things. in fact, fda now oversees items accounting for 25 cents out of every dollar spent by americans. the department also ensures that we can meet the health care and education needs of our most vulnerable citizens through programs like the community health centers, ryan white hiv programs, and the head start program. the secretary is also charged with oversight of programs that support millions of americans with disabilities. medicaid makes it possible for many with chronic disabilities to remain in their homes, to go to work or school, and t

ms. burwell to serve as the secretary and i'm very pleased that we have one of my long-time favorite senators here to testify for you to stop is a doctor in the senate who has certainly done it very well. i want to think director burwell for her willingness to serve. somethingrt by saying that i think you already know. if you are confirmed to this position you will have your work cut out for you. the health and human services department surpasses any other cabinet level department. the budget is almost a trillion dollars. that makes it larger than the department of defense. it is double the department of defense. hhs touches the lives of hundreds of millions of people. from cradle to grave, it receives m

ms. burwell to serve as the secretary and i'm very pleased that we have one of my long-time favorite senators here to testify for you to stop is a doctor in the senate who has certainly done it very well. i want to think director burwell for her willingness to serve. somethingrt by saying that i think you already know. if you are confirmed to this position you will have your work cut out for you. the health and human services department surpasses any other cabinet level department. the budget is almost a trillion dollars. that makes it larger than the department of defense. it is double the department of defense. hhs touches the lives of hundreds of millions of people. from cradle to grave, it receives more grants for improving and finding new diseases for those who have run out of other options. it includes the national institute of health, the fda, the center for medicare and medicaid. cms is the largest health insurer with an annual budget of 800 billion dollars. i believe you have the qualifications to do the job, but there is much that you will need to do in order to assure members of th

ms. friedt? >> i couldn't -- >> if i may, sir. this could be a long process, sir. >> but again, do we have compliance with other nations? are they putting strong sanctions in place too or is it just us doing this unilaterally? >> yes yesterday -- yesterday as we announced our third round of sanctions we were joined by the g-7 which includesa pan, canada, and four other major e.u. members, but the entire e.u. also joined. you could -- we could -- the nor wee johns, who are not part of the e.u., also adhere to e.u. sanctions. we have a broad international coalition that is focused on bringing russia back into compliance with international norms. >> let me ask you, do we have troops on the ground in ukraine right now? >> sir, we do not combat troops, i mean, it depends on how you define it. we have a defense attache, we have defense officials the pentagon that visit but the simple answer is no. >> mr. chairman, i yield back. thank you. >> the gentleman yields back. a couple more questions from the chair and then i'll give the ranking member time if he wi

ms. lerner's fifth amendment assertion and order her to answer the question. and as long as that deficiency is there, there is no reason to move forward with this effort today. but let's move on to the bigger picture. every single 501-c-4 that was in the queue before the i.r.s. could have self-certified. they didn't even need to be in that queue. so whether or not there was a list of progressive organizations and conservative organizations that they were through omehow get the thousands of applications they had, they could have moved aside and self-certified. there have been 39 witnesses before this committee, there have been 530 pages of documents. there is no smoking gun. but the other side is locked and loaded, they're just shooting blanks. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. does the gentleman from maryland reserve? the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. issa: if they hasn't made their applications perhaps they wouldn't have been asked the abusive questions like what books do you read, who are your donor

ms. bonamici: thank you, mr. chair. my bipartisan amendment is very simple. it would move our country in line with industrialized countries around the world that long ago recognized the importance of industrial hemp as a natural resource and agricultural commodity and a versatile component in thousands of commercial products. in fact, not only does this amendment bring america in line with much of the rest of the industrialized world, it brings americans -- america back in line with its own history. george washington and thomas jefferson grew it, the first drafts of our constitution and many of our first laws were written on paper made from it. in fact, during world war ii, the usda encouraged patriotic american farmers to raise it for the war effort. they even produced a promotional film entitled "hemp for victory" and now at least 16 states have passed laws that will allow their farmers to grow it. unfortunately the federal government stands in the way of family farmers who want to be able to grow industrial hemp. defensive classification of hemp as a schedule one drug does not further public safety but it does rob our farm economies of -- of a potentially mult

long too. what happened was the enormous amount of support that has been brought through the media and supporters everywhere. other teachers and parents and just the public in general supporting mssition. i believe the school district realizes they made a mistake and reappreciate the fact that they realize that and appreciate the fact that they are offering to reinstate her position. otherwise, we think they would have taken the broom themselves and swept this under the rug. >> i don't think so. i don't think the american people, i don't think i would have because i thought the video was quite telling. tiffany, was it unanimous to ask you back or not? >> it was, to my understanding, yes, it was man mus. >> did you get any statement. >> the principle sent a letter. >> did anyone say anything to you about like we have now reviewed this videotape and we now understand or are they still trying to somehow make you wrong about this? >> no. they did, if i may, greta. what they did say is that they did review the matter and they are offering to reinstate her position. at this point we are just discussing some of the details of when she will come back, what school she goal to and also, t

long time about motherhood, children , men, life. i still didn't know exactly where we were, she hugged me put me back in the car but the only thing i received was the driver saying ms angelou told me to come to pick you up. but i trusted her. it's not easy for me to say that about anyone but i trusted her completely. >> in one wonderful moment let's take a look at it came on the oprah winfrey show where they played a clip of her performing in 1952. >> he gets going with miss calypso herself, maya angelou! ♪ ♪ ♪ >> loy, loy, loy loy poor, joey joey mo and joe run the kansas store telling from behind the door. >> it's great to see her face diahann as she watched that. she had such a tremendous impact on so many, especially african american writers. tony morrison, alice walker, so many others inspired by her. i'm sure she must have taken a lot of pride by that. >> oh yes, she loved to pull people into her ring, her ring of greatness. and she was very happy for those who acknowledged that she was the leader of the pack. and we all became kind of a sisterhood. there's one over here in i don't know san francisco and someone over there in florida. but we just -- we could

ms. burwell's qualifications has allowed some to being a nounal that the affordable act is working. let me gist be absolutely clear on this point. i oppose obamacare, and i'm going to fight as long as it takes to repeal that misguided law and replace it with a system that actually works for american families. that's why i've collaborated with cephal of my colleagues to unveil a framework for the patient care act, a plan that would repeal obamacare and replace it with common sense, patient-centered reforms that reduce health care costs and increase access to affordable, high-quality care. it would save the taxpayers about d 1 trillion. and yet have a better health system than we have today with obamacare. let me also be clear on another point. no matter what the administration say, the relate city that obamacare is not working. the president and his allies are claiming that the law is a success because the administration has mostly corrected the botched rollout of healthcare.gov and has had a certain number of individuals sign up as if forcing people into obamacare under the coercive threat of government penalty is somehow cause for celebration. in reality, the mass cancellation

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now, interest rates, long-term interest rates are low, and that is one of the factors that feeds into equity market valuations. so there are pockets where we could potentially see ms. but overall the broad metrics do not suggest we are in august we bubble territory we cannot detect if we're in a bubble with certainty. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. i want to ask you if you would be willing to step aside for a moment in terms of responding in terms of representing the fed and give us your personal blog if you think of it is appropriate relative to this question in particular. indiana andfrom talk to businesses, so many of the ceos and owners of the almost indicate they are underperforming. they are underperforming because of the uncertainties they face, to fiscal policies, prospects of uncertainty about what the taxation is going to be, and particularly regulatory policy. say thisly they incentive to the private sector business investment, which as we know is the foundation of job predecessor, i asked your predecessor the question of whether or not of what his opposes men -- opinion was. was we pretty much exhausted the major tools that we have to address so

ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i appreciate hearing senator lee's objection, but i truly believe this is an issue that has been delayed for too long. the bill passed the judiciary committee by voice vote last june, yet businesses, communities and individuals continue to be victimized, and this is a bipartisan bill, mr. president. this is legislation that has been introduced with senator graham of south carolina, with senator hoeven of north carolina, two republicans as well as senator schumer and senator coons. as i noted, it passed the judiciary committee but we still have objections on the other side, people that are holding this bill up. at the same time metal theft continues to rise across the country, and this bill does not create the kind of burdens that my friend mentioned. this bill is very narrow. the only crime that it creates for a federal crime is a crime of theft of critical infrastructure. critical infrastructure, something that could threaten the national security, and this is not a far reach given that we have seen people stealing copper pipes, given that we have seen houses blow up. it is not a far reach at all. s

ms. clark sounds like one and a long list of risk-little ladies taken advantage of by supposedly trustworthyzers well, a post script if, in fact, that is what happened to. along the way i was introduced to the cousin who had turned out to be a much better investigative reporter and i because he had the presence of mind to look for her name in the santa barbara telephone directly to sub directory. there were two listings. and back and the 1990's he had called, reached the stage manager california, written to a lawyer in new york, sent a letter. she called him back. they spoke on the phone over nine years. he had heard of his reclusive cousin and was interviewing of the elderly relatives who -- he had no idea that anyone would turn out to be interested in are ultimately. his name is paul clark poole jr. his father was the first cousin. if we can i am going to try to play you a bit of audio. we will see if this works. we will play at loud if we have to. it is closed-captioned if you can see the screen. >> i will call you soon again. >> said that point that voice mail message time now. that is l

ms. kirkpatrick asked the question, service member leaves defense. next day sees a va doctor. and that the doctor access the record? >> as long as it's an electronic record and yes. as was stated earlier most of their records in dod are now in electronic form and their health records is the. i guess the daylight or the gap is between interoperability and seamless interoperability. so if the dod data then essentially you have to push a button to say go fetch it and bring it to me. it's not stored locally as part of the va system. and that's what a lot of the work recently has been about is to go from interoperability to seamless interoperability. so as you're conducting a clinical workflow that the information that you need is there hand in hand with the step you were doing. >> i have a couple more questions. all try asking them quickly. has to do with accounting for diversity. i know that in certain ethnic groups, asians in particular, that glaucoma can show up much earlier in the patient. do you have procedures in place to be able to accommodate the different health needs among service members according to their ethnicity? >